Kinda surprised at the lukewarm reaction here, I actually like it quite a lot and I wouldn't call myself a big Rihanna fan. I think it's good that she releases something completely out of the blue and it's an acoustic track that isn't what anyone expected rather than a standard Calvin Harris produced club song. You definitely can't call her predictable.

 

I'd be surprised if this style is all she has for us though, she'll have something bigger up her sleeve later on I'm sure.

I'm certain on that as well. The song she posted a snippet of, Kiss It Better or something like that, does NOT suond like it could fit on an album full of FourFiveSeconds

I find her voice at the start very piercing, but the song as a whole has grown on me.

So obsessed now haven't stopped listening to it - super shocked by the lukewarm reception on here!

 

B-listed by Radio 1 and still top 10 in most countries!

Latest Radio update:

 

POP

26 RIHANNA/KANYE WEST/P MCCARTNEY FourFiveSeconds 3278 0 3278 27.604

+557 Spins

+557 Bullet

+4.164 Audience

 

HOT AC

30 RIHANNA/KANYE WEST/P MCCARTNEY FourFiveSeconds 563 0 563 4.729

+44 Spins

+44 Bullet

+0.345 Audience

 

RHYTHMIC

0 31 RIHANNA/KANYE WEST/P MCCARTNEY FourFiveSeconds 838 0 838 6.672

+177 Spins

+177 Bullet

+1.035 Audience

 

Total: 39.005 (+5.540)

 

 

First charts:

09 New Zealand

13 Australia

24 Hungary

54 United States

65 Canada

 

More charts TBA tonight!

 

 

This is actually growing on me a little now. It's just sounds like such a strange song!

 

Full video released today!

Edited February 3, 201510 yr by *Tim

I think that's fantastic.

 

Loving this single.

Late bandwagon jump:

 

1. Umbrella

2. SOS

(3. Take a Bow)

4. We Found Love

5. Pon de Replay

6. Only Girl (In the World)

7. Diamonds

8. Russian Roulette

9. FourFiveSeconds

 

Thought this was growing on me last night but I'm already tiring of it lmao. RiRi's hit and miss for me though so hopefully the 'hit' stuff is still to come.

It's simple, but it does the job and fits the song perfectly imo!

 

Not one of Rih's best obviously, but it's good

She looks absolutely stunning in the video. :heart:

Bit of a boring video, I wouldn't say it's simple and does the job. Just simple.

Absolute shit.

 

This is the problem when you don't have any signature sound - opposite problem of Lady GaGa - you're unanchored and can release dross like this. It just doesn't suit her at all.

 

Sooo she no longer wants #1s?

Micheal iz back?! Omg

Michael ;o

Absolute shit.

 

This is the problem when you don't have any signature sound - opposite problem of Lady GaGa - you're unanchored and can release dross like this. It just doesn't suit her at all.

 

Sooo she no longer wants #1s?

She doesn't care about the success anymore, she's just doing it to help break unknown indie artists like Paul McCartney into the mainstream. Something tells me he's gonna get BIG soon

Video is perfect.

 

I'd say something like..

01 We Found Love

02 Russian Roulette

03 FourFiveSeconds

04 Umbrella

05 Diamonds

06 Pon de Replay

07 SOS

08 Take a Bow

09 Only Girl (In the World)

 

..but I'm really not sure. That top 5 is impossible to order!

She doesn't care about the success anymore, she's just doing it to help break unknown indie artists like Paul McCartney into the mainstream. Something tells me he's gonna get BIG soon

 

Kanye West and Paul McCartney needed to be made relevant like!

 

Couldn't be playing pub venues all the teem!